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The Human Needs Report is the Coalition on Human Needs'
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House Takes First Step to Reauthorize Food Stamp and Other Nutrition Programs
This week the House Agriculture Subcommittee took the first step toward reauthorizing nutrition programs by marking up the Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, H.R. 2419.
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Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: Some Gains, but Many Disappointments
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education recommended nearly $151.55 billion for annually funded programs in FY 2008, $7 billion over current year spending, and $10.6 billion more than the President had requested.
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The House Agrees to Restart Action on Spending Bills After Grinding to a Halt
Democratic House leaders' goal for marking up and approving appropriations spending bills, has been stymied by partisan objections that the bills do not include earmarks.
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Immigration Debate Revived in Senate
Senators announced last night that the immigration bill they had been debating for weeks will be brought back to the Senate floor for further consideration.
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